Using The Archive Feature

To archive a file or the contents of a folder in a project:

1. Open your project and select the file or folder to be archived.

2. Right-click and select Archive from the context menu.

   A Save File dialog box displays.

3. Navigate and select a location for the zip file.

4. Enter a name in the File Name text box and click Save.

   If appropriate, the Running sub-tab displays a progress bar as the file or folder is being compressed.

5. When the archive process completes, you can locate the zip file in the designated location.

To archive a series of random files in a project:

1. Open your project

2. Ctrl-click the files to be archived, and without releasing the Ctrl key, right-click and select Archive from the context menu.

   A Save File dialog box displays.

3. Navigate and select a location for the zip file.

4. Enter a name in the File Name text box and click Save.

   If appropriate, the Running sub-tab displays a progress bar as the files are being compressed.

5. When the archive process completes, you can locate the zip file in the designated location.

To extract the contents of an archive file:

1. Open your project and select the archive in the Workbench Explorer pane. The icon to look for is: .

2. Right-click and select Extract from the context menu.

   A Browse for folder dialog box displays.

3. Navigate and select a location for the zip's contents. If you want the contents in a separate folder, click Add Folder.

4. Click OK.

   If appropriate, the Running sub-tab displays a Status and a Progress bar as the archive is uncompressed.

   

5. When the extract process completes, you can locate the extracted contents in the designated location.

To examine an archive file:

1. Open your project, then locate and select the archived file in the Workbench Explorer pane. The icon to look for is:

2. Right-click and select Open with > Zip Viewer from the context menu.

   

   A tab opens on the right showing the contents of the archive. For example: